7.
Feb. 19, 2008

MY DAD SERVED ON THE VICTORIOUS IN THE 50S-60S, HIS NAME DEREK FARLEY, HE WAS A CPO IN THE FLEET AIR ARM. I THINK HE WENT TO AUSTRALIA ON HER. HE WAS QUITE A GOOD FOOTBALLER AND PLAYED FOR THE NAVY ON NUMERIOUS OCCASIONS. SADLEY PASSED AWAY 16 YEARS AGO, AND GREATLY MISSED. ANYBODY REMEMBER HIM PLEASE CONTACT ME.    

HIS SON MARK

6.
Feb. 6, 2008

My father CPO ALFRED THORNTON served on the Victorious from 1941 to 1944 I wonder if anyone remembers him. Thank you for such an interesting site. 

Sincerely,
Joyce Thornton Harlow

5.
Dec. 30, 2007

I am searching for my biological father who served on HMS Victorious which was stationed in Portsmouth in April 1966 Now the likelihood of you being my bio father is next to none, so I am just contacting anyone I can who has connections to HMS Victorious and the Men on board during 1966 more so April 1966 when it was in Portsmouth.. This is the info i have posted on a few different Naval Sites.

Because one of those 2200 men is my biological father who knows nothing about my existence even :(

I do not want anything from him, I just want him to know of my existence, who knows perhaps he is one of those men who never went on to get married or to have children and may want to know me, or perhaps he has a full house of children and doesn't want to know me Or even may want to know me but he and I will never get the opportunity to know until someone puts him and I together :)

So perhaps as you served on HMS Victorious you may be able to assist me ? perhaps there was only a certain amount of men who had leave in that time ie APRIL 1966 when he would have met my birth mother in portsmouth ? perhaps just by chance someone will know someone who knows someone?

(Anonymous)

4.
Dec. 20, 2007

Is there any sailor alive who remembers CPO David McHolm who served on HMS Victorious 1939 to 1944?

David Richardson

3.
Sept. 15, 2007

My partner's older brother, Thomas Vernon George Butler, know to his family as Vernon, who recently celebrated his 88th birthday served on HMS Victorious during Operation Pedestal and also when the ship was assigned to the US Navy as USS Robin. We visited Malta in May and found a photograph of the ship in the Lascaris War Rooms. We are going to Malta again, later this month and hope to visit the museum in Vittoriosa. I personally have become very interested in the history of the ship. Just a few days ago we were at an open day for Model Makers and were thrilled to see a model of the ship, which actually sailed on the local lake. The Father of the gentleman who owns the model was a pilot on the ship. I was so pleased to discover your web site. Very interesting and the photographs are excellent. I will be letting my partner's brother know about this. He was delighted to have the photograph that I took of the ship in the War Rooms.

Once again, many thanks for this excellent site.
Valentine Sullivan

2.
Mar. 27, 2007

What a pleasure to discover this site. I had the honour to serve on "The Vic" from 1964 to 1967 as a Naval Air Mechanic (Ordnance) both in the workshop and as part of the Air Weapons Supply. It has brought back many happy memories. It is 42 years since I joined her and it only seems like yesterday. Thank you from an old "Bomb-Head".

Charles (Chas) Curtis
- now retired and living in France.

1.
November 17, 2006

LOVELY PICTURES WAS ONBOARD DURING THE 1960'S.

Alan